This is not a thread about a thread but...

Quite honestly Brexit isn't going to affect me greatly; I don't think my children's jobs will be threatened, I don't [thus far] depend on medication and I can pretty much live on fresh air if I need to. But reading cases where Brexit is affecting people upsets me greatly and I love my country and hate to see the shambolic mess we're in. Even today, seeing pictures of Johnson in Ireland slouching, grimacing and even doing arm stretches while Varadkar was speaking fill me with dismay. I just can't imagine what other countries think about us. And it does annoy me that, if I did want to travel abroad it will cost me more and there will be hold ups at airports etc.

I agree Gonegirl I'm not afraid. I watch the news to keep up with what's happening and used to worry about it. Now it's been going on for so long and seems to get worse with every news bulletin I'm trying not to worry until there is something I can do about it with an election, then I will start to worry as I have no idea who I'd vote for now!

'Thank goodness most of the work of running the country is done by the civil service'; I thought I heard on the news yesterday that parts of the civil service were considering going on strike because of things that Johnson is planning to do. I don't think I misheard it because I asked the S.O. if it had happened before and he said he didn't think it had...

Oh well we are all wise old birds by now and what will be will be (they don't listen anyway).

Thank you Sussexborn and Bluebell. Sorry if I came across a bit selfish with my post, everyone, but DH and myself are genuinely very tired of the machinations around Brexit. The world just needs a bit more kindness, and that’s what I stress to our 8 DGC.

There are some things we cannot change, death illness etc so we have to accept them but there are things we can change and should do all in our power to do so. You will all have read some version of this: "All it takes for evil to prosper is for good people to do nothing" If good people had risen against some of our historical atrocities they may have ended sooner. It took good people to rise up against slavery to stop it.

But BlueBelle all the worrying in the world by us Grans won't help one little bit. Worrying is just personal mental torture. Addressing problems is something else altogether. When we're given something to do, eg vote, we'll do it until then there's nothing useful for us to do.

I m not in a worry about it but I do think about it and I am concerned for my kids my grandkids and the future probably for others more than myself in the same way that I m concerned for the people in Bahamas and Syria I think about things like that a lot and I think it’s quite insular and a bit selfish to not be concerned about anything other than your own world expect for people like joannapiano who I can totally understand have all consuming worries going on closer to home

I think brexit has brought out the worst in leavers and remainers, but that’s all I’m saying on this subject!

There was obviously a crossed post there Sussexborn. Look at the post times before calling a comment crass.

I'm just bored rigid by it all after three years. The 'doom and gloom' brigade are revelling in it, of course. I'm a little concerned by other people's sincere worry (particularly about the availability of medicines) but it's not as if we're at war.

Of course, the Brexit shambles makes a wonderful smokescreen for other concerns. The real hidden enemy is the consequences of our environmental neglect. What a mess to leave to our grandchildren!

So sorry to hear that Joanna and for the crass comment that followed. A friend once said that any other difficulties in life (unfaithful OH amongst other things in her life) will eventually fade into a distant memory but you can’t escape from cancer. It’s the first thing on your mind when you wake up and the last thing at night when you go bed. Watching your family going through this must be horrendous. Sending you a virtual hug. ((((((()))))))

Gonegirl I have got to the point that I really do not give a flying fig!!!!!

Worrying will not alter the situation.

Or "optimist"?

*mind!

Gosh, the words 'head' and 'sand' spring to nimd

The world will keep turning. We have a son in law with incurable cancer, it has rather put everything in perspective.

Yes Sara mine's the same. When my eyes glaze over, he usually stops!

Concerned but not afraid.

There's no enemy at the door.

Katy

Same in my house, as soon as I appear at the breakfast table, he’s giving me a blow by blow account of what’s been said on the Today program!

I’ve told him repeatedly that I’m sick to death of it, but there’s no stopping him!

I've got too many worries of my own to think about Brexit. My DH has the news on constantly (fortunately we have two TVs). I never think about Brexit and have said to DH that I'm not interested. He says 'well you should be. We have a granddaughter'. He's right I suppose but I can't be bothered.

I’m concerned, but not worried. I don’t want to talk about it, think about it, or watch the news.

Not having a go about this one!

Quite, jane! And all the threads on gn are not going to change a blessed thing!

I'm more worried about what's not being done due to endless faffing about of brexit.